Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-14
THE CANDIDATES..

THE CANDIDATES..
There are few far-seeing republicans
who will claim that the ticket nomina-
ted Is strong one, or that it even has
the strength Of tickets heretofore nom
mated by the party in this county.
The nominees are evenly distributed
over the county, is one advantage no
doubt; but no judgment was used in
selecting the men. Active partisan
workers like lngraham, Shannon, Muir
~ and Butman were Laid aside, and
new men, who had never done their
party a service were selected.
Frank II. Shelley, the nominee for
register Of deeds, came from Iowa in
1882, bought into the Salt Fork and Ea-
Gle Chief cattle pool, under the name of
the Geneseo Cattle Company and lived
with his family at Medicine Lodge for
several months, but becoming tired of
the town and people, he moved to far
per and lived there until New Kiowa
was started when he went there and
became secretary of the town company.
lie is a fair business man but so pre-
else in his ways that there are few men
who can get along with him, i'm fact his
exactness is termed "crankiness'' by
those who know him best. lie cannot
hope to even carry his own precinct
against J. Z. Hall.
The nominee for sheriff is Frank
Whitaker, of sun City. Even his best
friends will not claim that Frank has
one qualification for the Office. lie is
incompetent in every particular, as
those who know him best cannot de-
ny. lie Is lone of the boys" it is true:
but 1t requires other recommendations
for an officer in Barber county now.
Mr.. Whitaker has lived in this county
for twelve years. At present he is en-
gagged in the stock business at Sun
City.
There are few men IN the county who
ever heard Of f. B. Peck, the nominee
for treasurer. 1t was generally under
stood that 1t was one of the founders of
lIazelton who was a candidate, who.
by the way. are men of extensive bust
ness experience; but this IS a young
Peck, a nephew or something of the
others. He has the appearance of an
eastern college man, who has had little
experience i'm business or i'm the world.
lie comes from family Of oil specula-
tors, up to-day and down tomorrow.
with no particular interest i'm this coun-
ty or its finances. He was selected
solely because of his location, and not
because of his merit or becaue he was
entitled TO the Office. Mr.. Peck would
perhaps make as efficient an officer as
the present incumbent, but that is all.
The nominee for county clerk, W.T..
Rouse, would make n competent off
cial, IL elected; but he is not the kind of
man the republicans want in Office.
He was selected because lie lived in
Medicine Lodge and because il would
not do to ignore this city i'm selecting
the ticket. lie was twice county treas
urer and has filed other positions of
trust in the county. satisfactorily. we
believe. But Mr.. Rouse is financially
able to do without office, and it appears
that his party might have taken up a
man who needed the Office worse.
George Sexton was nominated for
surveyor III fullillment of a promise
made to him two years ago when he
was induced TO abandon the race for
county commissioner. This IS the
first instance on record where the re-
publicans ever remembered TO liqudate
political obligation. Sexton is by far
the poorest excuse for n man that lives
In the county to-day. lie is ignorant.
incompetent, at all times unreliable.
and stands no more show of being
elected than he does of being put in the !
presidential chair. His race will he a
joke even in his own party.
DIR. Moore. the nominee for coroner. !
has viewed many dead bodies in his
time; but officially, he will not likely sit
on any in Barber county. There is
not much in the Office, but the demo-
Gratis have habit of electing that Off.
GER in Barber county and they will not
change the rule this year.